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Annapolis, Maryland--America's sailing capital--is one of the country's top waterfront towns, according to "National Geographic Adventure" magazine. Home to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis offers 500 shoreline miles and attractions such as the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum and Maryland Federation of Art Gallery. When in the area, take your loved ones out to experience one of the acclaimed gourmet restaurants in Annapolis that offer fine dining in upscale settings.

Cantler’s Riverside Inn

In June 2009, “Chesapeake Bay” magazine called Cantler’s Riverside Inn one of the best places to eat crab cakes and steamed crabs. The upscale, waterfront restaurant opened in 1974 and boasts of having experienced handlers inspect all seafood products for quality before they are served in the restaurant, the company’s website states.

Cantler’s diverse menu includes traditional seafood items such as stuffed jumbo shrimp, grilled lobster and fried sea scallops, as well as signature seafood creations such as blackened ahi tuna, sweet and sour rockfish sandwiches and butternut squash and crab soup.

The restaurant also accommodates meat lovers—prime rib, 8 oz. filet mignon and applewood-hickory barbecue ribs are also on the menu.

Cantler’s opens Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, as of April 2010.

Cantler’s Riverside Inn

458 Forest Beach Rd.

Annapolis, MD 21401

410-757-1311

cantlers.com

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Café Normandie

Café Normandie was named best romantic restaurant by “Bay Weekly” newspaper readers, according to Restaurant.com. The fine-dining, French restaurant serves lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday and Sunday, as of April 2010.

The restaurant presents breakfast menu items such as eggs Florentine and French toast; lunch menu items such as tomato-crab meat bisque and warm goat cheese salad and dinner menu items such as mushroom-chicken crepes and roasted duck with raspberry sauce.

Café Normandie

185 Main St

Annapolis, MD 21401

410-263-3382

restaurant.com/cafenormandie

O’Leary’s Seafood Restaurant

“Taste of the Bay” magazine called O’Leary’s Seafood Restaurant’s approach to menu creations simple and refreshing. The restaurant combines sophisticated fine-dining with a contemporary dining atmosphere, the company’s website states.